🧠 **Unknown Mind: Viyan’s Diary – Part 5: The Day Everything Collapsed**
Every story has a twist.
Just when I started breathing freely again…
life reminded me that healing is not a straight line.
It was a regular college day.
Assignments. Cafeteria talks. A short smile from Yalini.
And then — a call.
**Appa’s voice. Shaking.**
> “Viyan… Amma fainted. We’re in the hospital.”
My legs went numb.
That was the beginning of the storm.
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In just one week:
- **Amma’s health worsened**
- Our **land was taken** by debt collectors
- **My part-time job stopped**
- And I…
…stopped speaking.
Even Yalini noticed the silence return.
But this time — it wasn’t calm.
It was *dark*.
One day, she waited outside the class.
No words. Just stared at me with worried eyes.
I wanted to hug her.
I wanted to scream.
But I just said:
> “I think I’m vanishing again…”
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That night, I sat alone on the terrace.
Rain.
Empty streets.
A diary in my hand.
I didn’t write.
I just stared at the sky and whispered,
> “Why does pain come back the moment I try to feel better?”
But something inside me still held on.
And that…
was the moment I realized:
> This story isn’t about avoiding collapse.
> It’s about *rising every time it happens*.
🖋️ — *Viyan*
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